It suggested cancelling the STOVL version of the F-35 and cutting the rest of its order by half, while buying cheaper F-16s and F-18s to keep numbers up.

它建议取消短距起飞/垂直降落型（STOVL）F-35飞机，并将剩余订单裁减一半，转而购买更为廉价的F-16和F-18，以增加战斗机的数量。

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It suggested cancelling the STOVL version of the F-35 and cutting the rest of its order by half, while buying cheaper F-16s and F-18s to keep numbers up.

ECONOMIST: The defence industry